Devil's Bargain is the 13th episode of Season 13. It aired on February 8, 2018.
Summary[]
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Sam, Dean and Castiel search for Lucifer who, meanwhile, strikes an unlikely deal with a local faith healer named Sister Jo (guest star Danneel Ackles). Asmodeus (guest star Jeffrey Vincent Parise) inches closer to finding Jack.
Plot[]
A wounded Castiel searches for Lucifer before he collapses in the woods. He is found by two boys who mistake him for a dead body and poke him before he wakes up and they run away in fear. Castiel then heads back to where he was held captive and calls out for Lucifer before wondering where he went.
Lucifer killed the unnnamed Cupid
In Missouri, a woman is skating before she bumps into a man carrying a cake. She falls, but the man catches her and they talk as a Cupid watches them pleased but Lucifer grabs him. Taking him somewhere hidden, Lucifer proceeds to extract the latter's grace. He threatens the cupid for information about other angels but the latter begs for mercy since there are few angels left. Lucifer tells the cupid he should be careful now that he's human before he kills him by impaling him with his hand.
Castiel returns to the bunker and talks with Sam and Dean who he tells of his imprisonment by Asmodeus who was mimicking him and using his phone to talk to them. When asked why he was captured, Castiel states it was because of the latter wanting Lucifer who he reveals to the surprised brothers has returned from the alternate reality. The brothers ask how he could have came back as Castiel reveals it was due to the other world's Kevin Tran using a spell to allow it. Castiel confirms they have an angel tablet which that world's Michael intends to use so he could invade their world which leaves the brothers shocked. He mentions Lucifer was afraid of Michael and wanted to help though brings up the latter's attempt to kill him after they escaped. The brothers decide to search for Lucifer who is weakened before asking about Mary and Castiel reveals she's alive but knows very little of her wellbeing.
Lucifer is walking through the streets and struggles in his powerless state as he experiences hunger and decides to ask for money after seeing a beggar do so.
Arthur Ketch criticizes Asmodeus's leave on an "important errand", which allowing the escape of Lucifer and Castiel to escape
Asmodeus is angry at Lucifer's escape as he tells a reprimanding Arthur Ketch that he had business to attend to. He decides to send the hitman to search for Lucifer and kill him in his weakened state. This task worries Ketch but he complies with the order.
Lucifer begs for money but is ignored by people who instead give money to the other beggar who has a bad leg and tells him they are put off by his asking before he offers to get him some food. The man takes him to a restaurant but eats from a dumpster since he is saving his money for his leg which will be fixed by a healer who Lucifer is skeptical until the man describes her work and tells him her name is Sister Jo. This intrigues Lucifer who makes plans to see her.
Dean has some sincere words over Castiel's capture as the latter says he promised Kelly Kline that he protect her son before they put their plan into action. Summoning Donatello Redfield, the group plan to have him read a spell on an angel tablet that could open a rift to the other world so they could locate their mother and Jack before Michael harms them.
While Donatello reads, they get word from Castiel about angels dying and realize Lucifer is responsible.
Lucifer observing Jo's miracles
Lucifer goes to see the healer's acts for himself and sees many people with various conditions being healed and realizes her true identity. After the day is over, he confronts her and reveals he is aware she is an angel named Anael as she remarks on who he is but is not too impressed with it. Lucifer moves to steal her grace but she makes him a deal by routinely giving her time to refuel her grace after he takes some from her and promised to help him in his endeavors. Enticed by her offer after hearing her past, Lucifer agrees and soon takes a little of her grace before healing her wound. As he talks about the last angel whose grace he took, Anael realizes he was the one who the other angels spoke about and figures someone is coming for him.
Castiel rendered Arthur Ketch unconscious
The next day, the Winchesters and Castiel travel to Missouri and meet the same beggar Lucifer spoke to and he tells them where he went. At night, the Winchesters and Castiel go to Sister Jo's building but find Ketch instead and he says he was tracking Lucifer but proposes a team-up. Distrustful, Castiel knocks him out and they stuff him in the impala's trunk to question him and kill him.
Asmodeus, while disguises as Castiel, goes to meets with Donatello at a nearby restaurant
Elsewhere, Donatello goes to a chicken restaurant and senses a presence and sees that its Castiel who tells him the boys sent him ahead to help. Donatello explains his progress with the angel tablet that they intend for him to read, so they can use a spell before anything happens which Castiel inquires if he means Michael but he states they intend to open a rift to get their mother and Jack out of the world before Michael harms them. Castiel freezes him and is revealed to be Asmodeus disguising himself as Castiel. He puts him under control and tells the prophet for information that's useful will be reported to him as he sends him on his way.
Meanwhile, in a motel Lucifer takes more of Anael's grace and the latter soon opens up to her but is confused as to why.
Arthur suddenly enters and flings a demon bomb at the two angels Lucifer and Anael
The Winchesters soon track Jo's card to the motel and meet her where Castiel reveals she is an angel and she points leads them to Lucifer. A confrontation breaks out as Dean tries to capture him but Anael helps the archangel who overpowers them and proceeds to torture them but Arthur Ketch arrives and throws a demon bomb but Lucifer whisks him and Anael away. He questioned why she helped as he states it was in her promise to do so.
The Winchesters and Castiel question Ketch on his help
The Winchesters question Ketch on his help as he explains he has to draw the line somewhere and again offer to help them. He reveals he is working for Asmodeus and can as a double agent for the Winchesters since he knew of Lucifer and the invading Michael's threat.
Lucifer and Anael meets with Duma and other angels at the Heavenly Portal
Elsewhere Lucifer meets with Duma and other angels, he propose they make him leader of Heaven but they refuse. However, Lucifer states he can help them create more angels as he watched God do it for eons and asks them to consider it. As a bonus, he also says he can give the angels their wings back.
At the bunker, Castiel asks if they can really trust Ketch but the Winchesters assure him that they would kill the man should try anything.
In Heaven, the angels have agreed to Lucifer's terms and have made him their new leader.
Ketch returns to Asmodeus and reports his failure, as the Princes of Hell is not too surprised as he agrees with Ketch's statement of Lucifer not being too weak. Asmodeus states he has too many problems which is Lucifer returning to full strength and the Winchesters possibly opening a rift to let Michael invade.
Gabriel held captive by Asmodeus
To have a contingency plan for both problems, Asmodeus reveals to Ketch that he had an Archangel Blade. Ketch mentions that the blade can only be used by archangels as Asmodeus reveals he has a disheveled but still living Gabriel in his possession.
Characters[]
Main Cast[]
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
- Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer
- Misha Collins as Castiel and Asmodeus
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
- Keith Szarabajka as Donatello Redfield
- David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch
- Richard Speight Jr. as Gabriel
Co Stars[]
- Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Asmodeus
- Danneel Harris-Ackles as Anael
- Erica Cerra as Duma
- Robert Rozen as Cupid
- Michael Germant as Young Man with Scars
- Leslee Achorn as Old Woman with Walker
- Robert Gordon Harvey as Future Groom
- Simon Leung as Staring Pedestrian
- Shane Kim as Demon
- Jesse Chongo as Boy #2
- Forrest Rozitis as Billy
- Neil Webb as Tim
Featured Supernatural Beings[]
- Angels (Anael and Duma; Naomi, mentioned only)
- Archangels (Gabriel and Lucifer; Alternate Michael, Michael and Raphael, mentioned only)
- Cherub (Unnamed Cupid)
- Demon (Dipper, mentioned only)
- Nephilim (Jack Kline, mentioned only)
- Primordial Entity (God, mentioned only)
- Prince of Hell (Asmodeus)
- Seraph (Castiel)
Continuity[]
- Arthur Ketch, Asmodeus and Duma previously appeared in War of the Worlds.
- Donatello Redfield previously appeared in The Rising Son.
- Gabriel previously appeared in the Season 9 episode Meta Fiction as an illusion. He previously appeared in person in the Season 5 episode Hammer of the Gods.
- An angel was previously featured in The Bad Place.
- A prophet was previously featured in War of the Worlds.
- A Cupid was previously featured in the Season 10 episode Book of the Damned.
- The Heavenly Portal was previously featured in War of the Worlds.
- Heaven was previously featured in the Season 11 episode We Happy Few.
- The Demon Tablet previously appeared in the Season 11 episode Our Little World.
- A demon bomb previously appeared in the Season 8 episode Torn and Frayed.
- The Supernatural Handcuffs previously appeared in the Season 12 episode Rock Never Dies.
- An Archangel Blade previously appeared in the Season 5 episode Hammer of the Gods.
- Castiel has been reunited with Sam and Dean for the first time since War of the Worlds.
- Castiel mentions his meeting with Lucifer about Michael's invasion which took place in War of the Worlds.
- The picture from the Lucifer intel file previously appeared in Season 12's All Along the Watchtower.
Trivia[]
- The episode was watched by 1.81 million viewers and got a 0.6 rating.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Danneel Harris-Ackles, Jensen's wife.
- As of this episode, two of the three main stars' spouses have made an appearance on the show. Genevieve Cortese recurred as Ruby in Season 4 and returned to the show in Season 6 episode The French Mistake as Genevieve Padalecki.
- On the 23rd of September 2012, Danneel was asked by a fan on Twitter if they'll ever see her star on Supernatural and she answered "season 13".
- Richard Speight Jr. is not credited until the episode's end credits, presumably to keep the surprise of Gabriel's return as has been done with Crowley, Bobby Singer, Mary Winchester and Lucifer in the past.
- The backdrop for Anael's ministry is the same backdrop used in the Season 10 episode Fan Fiction.
- The scene where two young boys poke Castiel is a reference to the 1986 American film Stand By Me. A similar scene appeared in Season 8's Pac-Man Fever with far more gory results.
- The picture Sam shows the homeless man of Lucifer is a close-up shot of the picture from the Lucifer intel file that Doctor Hess gave him in the Season 12 episode Who We Are.
- This episode features the first time Lucifer uses his healing power on another being on-screen when he heals Anael's neck wound after removing part of her grace. He previously used it off-screen in the Season 12 episode The Foundry when he healed Wendy Vincente's paralysis as part of his promise to get Vince Vincente as his vessel.
- This is the first episode since War of the Worlds to feature two Archangels.
- This episode marks the first time Heaven's throne room makes its first appearance. It was only mentioned by Joshua in the Season 5 episode Dark Side of the Moon.
- This is the first time Donatello Redfield meets Castiel as the latter was possessed by Lucifer in their first meeting.
- Lucifer was seen handling a Bible in the episode. It is unknown how he was able to touch it without burning, as displayed in earlier episodes, it may have had something to do with his weaker state due to low grace.
- In this episode, it's revealed by Lucifer that he and the other Archangels witnessed God birth all the Angels, which gives explanation to why it took him a meek second to recall Castiel's name in "Abandon All Hope...".
Quotes[]
| “ | Hail to the King, baby. | ” |
— Lucifer
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| “ | Mr. Ketch, meet the Archangel Gabriel. | ” |
— Asmodeus
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| “ | We're not in Heaven, we're on Earth. You may have noticed, around here? Good life ain't cheap. | ” |
| “ | After the Fall, Angels were a mess. Desperate for housing, any vessel would do, and they had no long game. I, on the other hand, took some care. I listened. A woman prayed for her dying husband, so we made a trade: his life for her vessel. She was grateful. I realized humans are so desperate for life. They'd do almost anything, pay almost anything. So... kaching! I was a so-so angel but turns out, I am an excellent businesswoman. | ” |
| “ | Dean: Alright, I say we take this dick-bag here back to the bunker, find out what he knows and put a bullet in him, burn his bones and flush his ashes. Castiel: I like that plan. |
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— Dean Winchester and Castiel
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| “ | I feel emotions, sensations, things they must feel (...) When I'm that place, I see how there'd be pain but there's also hope, love even. Angels can only imagine. Sometimes I envy humans, they can be anything. | ” |
— Anael
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